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Blair made the statement through a police spokesman shortly after Ford questioned why news that Mayor Rob Ford was about to be served with a subpoena in Alexander “Sandro” Lisi’s extortion trial had become public. Ford went on to insist the leak was “payback.”

In response to Ford’s comments, Blair issued a blunt statement.

“Doug Ford is lying and I’m prepared to take legal action,” Blair said in the statement provided by police spokesman Mark Pugash.

When contacted about Blair’s statement, Ford stuck to his comments.

“It’s my opinion,” Ford told the Sun. “I’m entitled to my opinion.”

Mayor Ford refused to speak about the war of words between his brother and the city’s top cop.

Earlier in the day, Doug Ford was asked to comment on the looming subpoena and said it was “pretty disappointing that the chief and folks like that would release this to the media.

“You wonder why ... changes need to be happening at the level of the police, that’s the reason,” Ford told the Toronto Sun at City Hall on Friday.

Asked if he believes the news of the subpoena came out for “political reasons,” Ford said he “truly believes it is.

“It is just a little way of him saying, ‘Here you go,’” Ford said.

“They want to play games at the highest level in the police department.”

Ford has repeatedly clashed publicly with Blair since news of the ongoing police investigation into the mayor, dubbed Project Braze 2, broke last year. Lisi — the mayor’s friend — was charged with extortion last year in connection with the crack video.

On Wednesday, when the police services board revealed it wasn’t renewing Blair’s contract, Doug Ford thanked the chief for his service and declined to say whether he supported the decision.

Ford said he’s not worried about Rob Ford having to testify in the Lisi case and maintained the mayor no longer speaks to Lisi.

“He has broken his ties, he doesn’t hang out with these people,” Ford said. “They want to continue on with the fight ... Rob has changed his life, I just hope the top ranking person in the police would change his life and follow the rules.”